Colour
#BFB397
- #BFB397
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BFB397 is a orange with RGB values 191, 179, 151 and HSL 42°, 24%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BFB397#BFB397
HEX#BFB397
RGBrgb(191, 179, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.702, 0.5922
RGB percentages74.9%, 70.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(42, 23.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42, 20.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 20.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,563,351
CSS custom property--colour: #BFB397;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#404C68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97A3BF
Analogous#BF9F97, #B7BF97
Triadic#97BFB3, #B397BF
Split complementary#97B7BF, #9F97BF
Tetradic#97BF9F, #97A3BF, #BF97B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R191
G179
B151
Red191 (74.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue42°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G B3 · B 97
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